| Principal Translations |
| belly n | informal (exterior: abdomen) | barriga nf |
| | | vientre nm |
| | The man's large belly hung over his belt. |
| | La gran barriga del hombre le colgaba por encima del cinturón. |
| belly n | informal (interior: stomach) | barriga nf |
| | | vientre nm |
| | (ES: coloquial) | tripa nf |
| | Mary went home already because her belly was hurting. |
| | Mary ya se fue a casa porque le dolía la barriga. |
| belly n | informal (large stomach, paunch) | barriga nf |
| | (coloquial) | panza nf |
| | You can tell he's a beer drinker - he's got a real belly on him. |
| | Se ve que le gusta la cerveza: mira qué barriga tiene. |
| belly n | (underside of animal) | panza nf |
| | | vientre nm |
| | The dog's belly looks distended. |
| | Snakes slither on their bellies. |
| | La panza del perro parece hinchada. |
| Additional Translations |
| belly n | AU, NZ (belly wool: from sheep's underside) (literal) | lana de la parte inferior de la oveja nf + loc adj |
| | The sheep shearer separated the belly from the rest of the fleece. |
| belly n | figurative (stringed instrument part) | caja nf |
| | | cuerpo nm |
| | The belly of the guitar has mother-of-pearl inlay. |
| | La caja de la guitarra tiene incrustaciones de nácar. |
| belly n | figurative (inside cavity of [sth]) (coloquial) | tripas nfpl |
| | | interior nm |
| | Reach into the belly of the machine and try to find the gears. |
| | Mete la mano en las tripas de la máquina a ver si encuentras los engranajes. |
| belly n | dated (womb) | vientre nm |
| | | barriga, panza nf |
| | (ES: coloquial) | tripa nf |
| | It was evident there was a baby in the woman's belly. |
| | Era evidente que había un bebé en el vientre de la mujer. |
| belly n | figurative (underside) (de vehículo) | bajos nmpl |
| | | parte de abajo nf + loc adj |
| | Jack slid under the belly of the car to inspect the damage. |
| | Jack echó un vistazo a los bajos del coche para examinar los daños. |
| belly n | (bulge) | bulto nm |
| | The boat will go faster if there is more belly in the sail. |
| | El bote irá más rápido si hay bulto en la vela. |
| belly⇒ vi | (swell) | sobresalir⇒ vi |
| belly [sth]⇒ vtr | (swell) | hinchar⇒ vtr |
Compound Forms:
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| beer belly n | informal (fat stomach) (coloquial) | panza de cerveza loc nom f |
| | (AR, coloquial) | panza de birra loc nom f |
| belly art n | (decorating the pregnant belly) (mujeres embarazadas) | pintar el vientre loc verb |
belly button,
tummy button n | colloquial (navel) | ombligo nm |
| | The girl wore a diamond in her pierced belly button. |
| | La chica tenía un diamante en su ombligo. |
| belly dance n | (sensual dancing) (ES) | danza del vientre loc nom f |
| | The girl performed a belly dance. |
| belly dance vi | (perform sensual dancing) (ES) | bailar la danza del vientre loc verb |
| | I think I'll learn to belly dance; it's a great form of exercise as well as being sexy! |
| belly dancer n | (performs Middle Eastern dance) | bailarina del vientre nf + loc adj |
| | Eva has been performing as a professional belly dancer for the past five years. |
| | Eva ha estado trabajando de bailarina del vientre los últimos cinco años. |
| belly dancing n | (sensual Middle Eastern dance) | danza del vientre loc nom f |
| | The art of belly dancing has been popular in the Near East for centuries. |
| | ⓘEsta oración no es una traducción de la original. Algunos sostienen que la danza del vientre fue un su origen un rito religioso. |
| belly flop n | (dive landing flat on water) | panzazo nm |
| belly laugh n | (loud deep laughter) | carcajada nf |
| belly laugh n | informal ([sth] very funny) (algo muy gracioso) | una risa nf |
| | Esa película es una risa, es muy divertida. |
danse du ventre,
plural: danses du ventre n | Gallicism, dated (belly dance) | danza del vientre nf + loc adj |
Delhi belly,
Montezuma's revenge n | slang (traveler's diarrhea) | diarrea del viajero nf + loc adj |
fire in the belly,
fire in your belly n | figurative (passion, enthusiasm) | pasión nf |
| | | fuego en la sangre loc nom m |
go belly up,
go belly-up v expr | slang, figurative (fail, go wrong) | quedar patas para arriba expr |
| | If it weren't for the bail-outs several large banks would have gone belly up. |
| | De no ser por las ayudas, muchos bancos se hubieran quedado patas para arriba. |
| | (coloquial, figurado) | quedar en la lona expr |
| | De no ser por las ayudas, muchos bancos se hubieran quedado en la lona. |
| on your belly adv | (position: prone, facing down) | boca abajo loc adv |
| | Lie down on your belly if you want me to give you a back massage. |
| | Túmbate boca abajo si quieres que te dé un masaje de espalda. |
| | (formal) | en decúbito ventral, en decúbito prono loc adv |
| | ⓘEsta oración no es una traducción de la original. Colóquese en decúbito ventral, por favor, ahora le examinaremos la columna vertebral. |
| | (AR) | de panza loc adv |
| | Ponete de panza si querés que te dé un masaje de espalda. |
| | (CL) | de guata loc adv |
| | Túmbate de guata si quieres que te dé un masaje de espalda. |
| pork belly n | (cut of meat from pig's side) | panza de cerdo loc nom f |
| | The cook roasted the pork belly until it was crisp on top. |
potbelly,
pot belly n | (protruding stomach) | barriga nf |
| | | panza nf |
| | | tripa nf |
potbelly,
pot-belly adj | (relating to a potbelly) | de la panza loc adj |
| | | de la barriga loc adj |
potbelly,
pot-belly adj | figurative (robustly round in shape) | regordete adj mf |
| | | gordinflón/ona adj |